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Senate passes bipartisan Protect College Sports Act amid ‘chaos’ in industry
The Senate passed a sweeping bipartisan bill on Monday that would regulate college sports amid athlete payments and near-unrestricted transfers
Optimi Health Appoints Melanie Pump to Board of Directors
Seasoned finance executive brings more than 25 years of leadership experience across technology, digital infrastructure, software, fintech and emerging growth companiesVANCOUVER, British Columbia, Sept. 29, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Optimi Health Corp. (NASDAQ: OPTH) (CSE: OPTI) (FSE: 8BN) ("Optimi" or the “Company"), a commercial-stage manufacturer and clinical-stage developer of regulated psychedelic drug products, today announced the appointment of Melanie Pump to its Board of Directors (the "
b.well Connected Health Awarded on TIME's List of the World's Top HealthTech Companies 2026 List
/PRNewswire/ -- b.well Connected Health, the infrastructure powering AI-driven consumer health experiences, today announced it has been named to TIME's World's...
Swiss 'probably a league apart' from Scotland
Switzerland have "a ridiculously talented squad" who are "probably a league apart" from Scotland at present as the sides prepare to meet in the Nations League on Tuesday, according to football analyst John Walker. Following their 3-0 win in North Macedonia, Switzerland are the second test of Sebastien Pocognoli's reign as head coach after their 0-0 draw in Slovenia. "If Switzerland had faced the Scotland side in the first half, we wouldn't have had a second half we could have come back from," Walker said on the BBC's Scottish Football Podcast.
Lesbian Bar Project Co-Founder: Purity Politics Could Destroy Our Remaining Spaces
Subscribe As a professional lesbian and Massachusetts native, I’ve recently been asked by a lot of folks what I think about the saga unfolding at Last Ditch. The now-viral story, first reported by The Boston Globe, centers on a Western Massachusetts lesbian bar that lifted its mask requirement for one night a week to help drum up business. The decision ignited an intra-queer controversy that has been feasted on by media outlets across the political spectrum—from the New York Post to LGBTQ Nation—and is even reportedly being eyed for a Hollywood adaptation. Apparently nothing is more entertaining than a bunch of lesbians and queers fighting with each other over KN-95s. What has been lost in all of the chatter and media coverage is the very real possibility that Last Ditch, which just opened in April 2025, will have to close its doors. The venue’s one remaining founder, Jackie Matellian, revealed in a community Zoom meeting that she’s working four jobs, is now solely responsible for the bar’s $50,000 business loan and is struggling to keep up with the bills. So as we laugh about the controversy’s similarity to a “Portlandia” skit and how one of the bar’s founders left to enroll in clown school, we forget that yet another lesbian bar is facing an existential crisis—and this time the call is coming from inside the house. In 2020, my friend Elina Street and I created The Lesbian Bar Project, an Emmy-, Webby- and GLAAD Media Award-winning docuseries and initiative that tells the stories of lesbian queer bars around the world. We were moved to act because at the time there were only an estimated 16 lesbian bars in the United States, and the pandemic threatened to bring that number down even further. There are now more sapphic bars than there were just before the pandemic—about 36 of them in total—but this is down from approximately 200 in 1980. Maybe that doesn’t mean much to you, but for the millions of sapphics living in the U.S., this number is calamitous. As the world laughs at lesbians and sapphics, I want to take a second and tell you what I feel when I walk into one of these bars, which are all unique and irreplaceable in their own way: I feel seen. Sometimes I think Cubbyhole in New York City’s West Village neighborhood knew I was gay before I did. When I walked in there for the first time, before I was even out, I was transfixed by the colorful array of tchotchkes hanging from the ceiling and how the women standing next to me were completely unafraid to express their desire for one another. I knew the minute I was ready to come out, I had a home. I also felt the joy of a new couple falling in love at Seattle’s Wildrose, the quiet confidence of a short king lining up her shot at the pool table at Ginger’s in Brooklyn and the kick of cayenne pepper in Julie Mabry’s crawfish at Houston’s Pearl Bar. Subscribe Lesbian bars don’t just serve lesbians; they serve queer folks across the spectrum, including bisexual, pansexual and trans people. As Elina and I traveled across the U.S. and Europe and to parts of Latin America to document the bar owners, staff and patrons that make up the ecosystems of these spaces, we also became uniquely acquainted with the factors that threaten their existence: gentrification, wage gaps, sexism, environmental disasters, gun violence, rising insurance premiums and political administrations working to annihilate queer people and their families. Lesbian bar owners, like all leaders and entrepreneurs, are imperfect. There have been significant issues over the years at lesbian bars: employee harassment, racism, lack of accessibility, sexual assault and transphobia. All bar owners should be held accountable and should listen to their communities to evolve into safer and more equitable spaces. I also acknowledge my privilege: I am able-bodied, white, cis and from a family system that loves me for who I am. Not everyone has that. Queer people, especially trans and bisexual people, are suffering from disproportionately high levels of depression, and our mental health system isn’t equipped to support them. Immunocompromised people and long COVID are real, and many of my friends are suffering to this day. The people with the least safety net are often the ones for whom a bar closing costs the most. And yet, as we’re seeing with Last Ditch, the queer community often lashes out at each other. It’s also the mainstream media taking the internal conflict and making a mockery out of it, distracting from the real possibility that this bar could close due to financial pressures. A bar that many people loved and needed is facing extinction. Perhaps it’s safer to dissent with one another than with the larger forces trying to eradicate us, but in doing so, we risk destroying the few spaces we have left. Due to the constraints of purity politics—some in good faith, some not so much—lesbian bar owners, almost all of whom are queer women themselves, are forced to be everything for everyone, similarly to how women are forced to be everything for everyone. By asking these bars to uphold impossible standards—standards very few other third spaces are asked to consider—we all end up losing. I want to move as a community toward dialogue, compassionate dissent and collaboration to make our spaces better with the goal of keeping them OPEN and thriving, rather than destroying them from the inside with expectations that are arguably unattainable. Subscribe While I have your attention—for this fleeting second of the news cycle—may I urge us to spearhead a way to keep these small businesses afloat without attacking our own community along the way? Bar owners are left with an impasse: They want to be community-centered, but they also have to make money to keep their doors open. Sometimes they might make business decisions that don’t work for everyone—and that’s partly because different patrons have different priorities and want different things—but these owners deserve the opportunity for productive dialogue**.** We have to work with them and with each other to keep our spaces open, to keep them growing. Lesbian bars raised me into the queer woman I am today. One thing I think about as I reflect on the six years of work we’ve done to document these spaces is that shared, unspoken language I have with a stranger the moment we both walk into one of these bars: the nod, the ease, the not having to explain ourselves. I don’t want to lose that, and neither should you. If objective, nonpartisan, rigorous, LGBTQ-focused journalism is important to you, please consider making a tax-deductible donation through our 501(c)(3) fiscal sponsor, Resource Impact, by clicking this button: Donate
Who Leads Fort Bend County? Not Even Fort Bend County’s Leaders Know.
After the swing county’s top executive became mired in scandal, Republicans—with some unwitting help from a Democratic activist—installed one of their own.
THORNE SETS A HIGHER STANDARD FOR SCIENCE-BACKED WELLNESS WITH NEW CREATINE + ALPHA-GPC CONSUMER RESEARCH SUPPORTING MENTAL AND PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE
/PRNewswire/ -- Thorne, the leader in science-backed health and wellness solutions, today announced results from a new consumer study evaluating its Creatine +...
Erika Kirk Doesn't Really Want to Talk Politics. So How's She Going to Lead Turning Point USA?
One year after Charlie Kirk’s murder, the MAGA movement is fracturing and the future of Turning Point USA—the influential and lucrative conservative youth organization he founded at 18—is uncertain. His widow now finds herself both its leader and a victim of the conspiracy mentality Kirk fomented. With unprecedented access to her world, Clara Molot set out to answer the question: Who is Erika Kirk?
University Hospitals of Cleveland Expands Health Coaching Program
Patients in Northeast Ohio are positioned to make sustainable lifestyle changes and successfully reach health goals thanks to the expansion of the University Hospitals Health Coaching Program led by UH Connor Whole Health.
Commentary: Universal public health insurance is the answer
Employer-sponsored health insurance is rapidly deteriorating. In 2027, premiums are expected to see their largest single-year increase in two decades, jumping 11% and closing in on a nearly five-fold increase
Caris Life Sciences Unveils the Next Evolution of Liquid Biopsy with Enhanced Caris Assure
/PRNewswire/ -- Caris Life Sciences® (Caris), a leading AI TechBio company, today unveiled the enhanced Caris Assure®, a new evolution of liquid biopsy. By...
Arsenal forward scores 2nd goal in 2 internationals
Viktor Gyokeres scored his second goal in two games for Sweden on Monday night, netting in another Nations League victory for his team over Poland.Photo by Michael Campanella/Getty ImagesHaving scored...
BVB players continue to shine on the international stage
Daniel Svensson has long since established himself as a full-back in the Swedish national team. On Monday evening, he once again played the full 90 minutes for the Scandinavians in their second UEFA N...
Putin's 'HIGH-PRECISION' Weapon Destroys European Missile; Kyiv Science Hub Bombed, Zelensky Fumes
Deloitte Model Explores $527 Billion Growth Opportunity in US Women's Health Through Health Promotion, Prevention and Early Detection
/PRNewswire/ -- Key takeaways Prevention could expand health span: Under a prevention and improved disease-management scenario, women's health span could...
AB Science provides an update on its development plan and financial calendar following a sponsor Good Clinical Practice inspection
PRESS RELEASE AB SCIENCE PROVIDES AN UPDATE ON ITS DEVELOPMENT PLAN AND FINANCIAL CALENDAR FOLLOWING A SPONSOR GOOD CLINICAL PRACTICE INSPECTION ...
AB Science provides an update on its development plan and financial calendar following a sponsor Good Clinical Practice inspection
PRESS RELEASE AB SCIENCE PROVIDES AN UPDATE ON ITS DEVELOPMENT PLAN AND FINANCIAL CALENDAR FOLLOWING A SPONSOR GOOD CLINICAL PRACTICE INSPECTION Confirmation of the relevance of having, among the first decisions of the new management, given priority to the development of a new quality management system Expected resumption of the AB8939 phase 1 (acute myeloid leukemia) in the first quarter of 2027, followed by the masitinib phase 3 (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis) in the last quarter of 2027, subj
Meet Jordic: The Unlikely Voice of a Heart-Health Warning Men Need to Hear
/PRNewswire/ -- What if an early warning sign of heart disease was not in your chest, but in your pants? That is the provocative question behind 'Listen to...
NEXE Innovations Reports Q4 and Fiscal 2026 Results and Business Update
WINDSOR, Ontario, Sept. 28, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- NEXE Innovations Inc. ('NEXE', the 'Company', 'we', 'us' or 'our') (TSX.V: NEXE) (Frankfurt...
Connections: Sports Edition today: Hints and answers for Sept. 29, 2026, puzzle No. 736
Welcome to Connections: Sports Edition Coach — a spot to gather clues and discuss (and share) scores.
VP Vance & HHS Secy. Kennedy Join Admin. Officials and Health & Tech Industry Leaders at MAHA Summit
Vice President Vance and Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. join administration officials and health care and tech industry leaders at the 2026 MAHA Summit in Washington, DC.
U.S. Senate passes Ted Cruz’s college sports bill that seeks to rein in NCAA “chaos”
The bill, which would regulate NIL deals and athlete revenue among other sweeping changes, now needs to clear the House. The lower chamber is out until after the midterms.
Senate passes college sports bill that would rein in athlete payments and transfers
The Senate has passed a sweeping bipartisan bill that would regulate college sports.
Senate passes college sports bill that would rein in athlete payments and transfers
The Senate passed a sweeping bipartisan bill on Monday that would regulate college sports, an attempt to end “chaos” in an industry that has been upended by skyrocketing athlete payments and near-unrestricted transfers between schools.
Senate approves sweeping bill to regulate college sports, despite opposition from some Democrats
Senate passes sweeping college sports package
It is a massive piece of legislation, setting national rules on everything from NIL compensation to conference realignment.
Senate Resoundingly Approves Sweeping College Sports Measure
The outlook for the legislation, which seeks to stabilize the unsettled collegiate sports landscape, is uncertain in the House. It was one of the last congressional actions before the midterms.
NYT Strands hints, answers for September 29, 2026
Every hint, nudge and outright answer you need to complete today's NYT Strands puzzle.
Senate approves sweeping college sports bill on athlete pay, transfers and NCAA rules
WASHINGTON – The Senate approved a bipartisan college sports overhaul that would codify athlete revenue sharing, regulate NIL and transfers, and give the NCAA limited antitrust protection. Critics say it undercuts athletes’ leverage.
The Science Behind Greener, Healthier Lawns
A healthy, green lawn can be the envy of any neighborhood, but how does someone cultivate a yard like that? Assistant Professor of Ecosystem Science Amber Churchill has been getting her hands dirty and digging into the science behind it.
Second Prosecutor Quits Trump’s ‘Grand Conspiracy’ Case
The resignation adds to the setbacks to the most sweeping effort by the Justice Department to fulfill the president’s desire to take revenge against the federal officials who have investigated him.
Grand County Rural Health Network honors 2026 health service award recipients
Grand County Rural Health Network has named Mara Pacyga, Dr. Eliza Buyers and Hannah Wynd recipients of its 2026 Award for Excellence in Health Service, recognizing their leadership and contributions to health care access and...
IBM is Building a Bigger Software Business. Can Its Balance Sheet Keep Up?
On September 24, International Business Machines Corporation (NYSE:IBM) announced two key capabilities designed to strengthen its digital asset infrastructure for tier-one financial institutions, governments, and regulated entities. In a new beta rollout, IBM Digital Asset Haven clients can connect to SWIFT’s blockchain-based shared ledger, linking into a cooperative network of over 12,500 financial institutions across […]
BLUE SHIELD OF CALIFORNIA LAUNCHES FOOD AS HEALTH INITIATIVE WITH SUPPORT FOR ALAMEDA COUNTY COMMUNITY FOOD BANK
/PRNewswire/ -- Blue Shield of California today announced a new statewide "Food as Health" initiative that will provide $600,000 to seven California...
Phoenix Suns' Devin Booker Discusses Roster Growth
The franchise icon honors his father’s legacy with a symbolic jersey swap while mentoring a rising seven-footer poised to become the next cornerstone of the Suns’ future.
Ochsner Health expands pediatric and women’s care at The Grove
These comprehensive advancements allow Ochsner to better accommodate the evolving healthcare requirements of the Capital Region community.
A Minnesota science museum began trying to protect land around its river research station after it opened in 1989; 37 years later, the final 130 acres are protected, completing a 300-acre conservation goal
A conservation effort that began when a Minnesota science museum opened its river research station in 1989 has taken nearly four decades to reach its final stage. According to the Science Museum of Minnesota, it has permanently protected the last 130 acres around its St.
Toledo summit will focus on women’s health issues including menopause and hormones
The Northwest Ohio Women’s Health Summit is described as a day of evidence-based answers for women who are ready to feel better, get well and take charge of their health.
American Infrastructure Alliance Launches First Nationwide Partnership Between Labor & Business to Advance Responsible Data Center Infrastructure Growth
The American Infrastructure Alliance (AIA) today launched the first nationwide coalition of labor and business focused on establishing responsible, enforceable guardrails for data center development at the state and local level.
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Taylor Swift becomes most-awarded artist in MTV VMAs history, dedicates top prize to Dolly Parton
AI is everywhere. Should you use it for health advice?
The following expert commentary can be used by journalists and media organizations in their own publications and news coverage. Please attribute all quotes to Xiaoqian Jiang, PhD, chair of the Department of Health Data Science and Artificial Intelligence at McWilliams School of Biomedical Informatics at UTHealth Houston.
Ranking Member Markey: SBA Administrator Loeffler, Trump Administration are Refusing to Answer to America’s 36+ Million Small Businesses and Workers, Leaving Main Street Behind
Loeffler canceled her scheduled Sept. 30 appearance before the Senate Small Business Committee, has not appeared before SBC in more than a year (Washington, September 28) – Ranking Member Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) today released the following statement after Small Business Administration (SBA) Administrator Kelly Loeffler canceled her scheduled Wednesday appearance before the Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee. Administrator Loeffler has not appeared before the committee in more than a year and has consistently refused to provide substantial answers to committee members in person, in writing, or via requested briefings. In June, Ranking Member Markey led every Democratic member of the committee in calling on Administrator Loeffler to appear before the committee to answer for the Trump administration’s cruel attacks on American small businesses, entrepreneurs, and workers. The Democratic lawmakers still have not received a response from Administrator Loeffler. “It is unacceptable that Administrator Loeffler chose to cancel her appearance before the Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee. The Trump administration is once again ignoring the more than 36 million American small businesses, entrepreneurs, and workers who drive our economy and enrich our communities by refusing to answer questions about this administration’s reckless economic policies. It has been more than a year since Administrator Loeffler has appeared before our committee and answered questions from both Democrats and Republicans. Since then, the Trump administration’s attacks on Main Street have only worsened. “Small businesses are facing record high gas and diesel prices, skyrocketing healthcare costs, and never-ending uncertainty from Trump’s trade war with the world. Trump has terrorized Main Streets across the country with violent ICE raids, destroying families, communities, and local economies. Meanwhile, Administrator Loeffler and the Trump SBA have been in a Witness Protection Program, ignoring the Pain on Main Street that they have created. They have chosen to make drastic cuts to SBA funding and essential, bipartisan programs, including the closure of the SBA office in Springfield and removal of the SBA office from Boston; directly attacked immigrant small business owners and destroyed the promise of the American Dream; and proposed shortsighted small business size rules that would benefit billion-dollar businesses over actual small businesses. “It’s clear that Administrator Loeffler, President Trump, and their CEO billionaire buddies want to turn the Small Business Administration into the Big Business Administration, tear down our economy, and abandon Main Street. If that is indeed this administration’s goal, Administrator Loeffler must answer to the millions of small businesses, workers, and families in Massachusetts and across the country that this administration is leaving behind.” ###
Are politicians using influencers to bolster their campaigns?
FOX 5 NY's Lisa Evers dives into the story to find the answers.
Lamont, Fazio answer questions on business climate in Connecticut
NEW HAVEN, Conn. (WTNH) — The two men running for governor made their case to the Amity Chamber of Commerce Monday morning. News 8’s Kent Pierce was the moderator of a conversation betw…
Dakota Johnson reveals root of Taylor Swift friendship, shares thoughts on Travis Kelce wedding photos
The “Verity” actress doesn’t think her longtime bestie will ever drop the pictures from her nuptials.
Gordon and Miller Answer Objections to Cosmic Fine-Tuning
Fine-tuning strongly favors theism because it predicts a life-permitting order in advance, while naturalism only retrofits explanations after the fact.
Can we just like a Taylor Swift song in peace?
Taylor Swift's four new songs sparked instant debate, but "Patient Zero" makes a case for letting the music grow on you before joining the discourse.
Rumor: Nintendo Switch Online app datamine points to potential event gifts system for Switch 2 and Switch
Fans are discussing the possibility of a new event gifts feature for Nintendo Switch 2 and Switch following the latest datamine. X user @idocode01 shared the latest findings from a Nintendo Switch Online app update, pointing to the functionality. What we know so far is that there can be multiple gift events on at the same time. Additionally, each event...
EigenQ and Silicon Valley Acquisition Corp. Advance Proposed Business Combination with Public Filing of Registration Statement on Form S-4
/PRNewswire/ -- EigenQ, Inc. ("EigenQ" or the "Company") and Silicon Valley Acquisition Corp. (Nasdaq: SVAQ) ("SVAQ") today announced the public filing with...
NAVANEETHAKRISHNAN: You do not know women’s sports
When female autonomy is still marketed through male desire, is it really empowerment or just the same gaze repackaged?
Timken Completes Sale of Belts Business to Gates
/PRNewswire/ -- The Timken Company (NYSE: TKR; www.timken.com), a leader in advanced motion technology, today announced the completion of the sale of its belts...
Taylor Swift and Dakota Johnson were besties onstage, plus a buzzy ‘Off Campus’ reunion: Here’s what caught my eye during the VMAs
Risqué fashion choices, historic wins, onstage reunions and a slate of top-notch performances. What more could you want from the VMAs?
Taylor Swift's 'Patient Zero' video premieres during historic VMAs
Taylor Swift debuted her video for 'Patient Zero' at a historic MTV VMAs for the pop superstar, who broke a Beyoncé record. The video featured Swift's 'good friend' Dakota Johnson, who also presented Swift with an award during the event.
Bobby Kotick’s lawyers sent me a bad email (and later apologized)
The message I had received was unsettling—for a moment. Then it was just really confusing. Back on January 20 of this year, at 5:15pm ET, I received an email with the subject line “Legal Correspondence re Bobby Kotick.” It was from the law firm Clare Locke, a firm I’d heard had been emailing reporters in recent years about their coverage of Kotick, the former, longtime CEO of Activision Blizzard. The letter was threatening. A lawyer from the firm introduced themselves as “defamation counsel to Bobby Kotick.” They issued a “demand” that I “correct” a Game File article I’d published a week prior. The article that had irked them had been a scoop of sorts. I’d written about a a 2022 lawsuit brought by a Swedish pension fund, AP7, over Microsoft’s purchase of Activision Blizzard. The suit wasn’t news, but I was first to review and report about Kotick’s extensive pushback to the fund’s claims. The pension fund’s core contention was that the sale had been rushed by Kotick to avoid the consequences of sexual misconduct scandals swirling around the company in 2021. (He’d not been accused of misconduct himself in those suits, to be clear.) As I wrote at the time, Kotick had denied the allegations of the rushed sale. Beyond that, Kotick used a December 2025 reply to the Swedish fund’s lawsuit to assign blame for those workplace scandals, the bad press and even for the AP7 lawsuit. I’d found Kotick’s arguments novel and newsworthy. Across nearly 3,000 words, I explained Kotick’s take: that a Swedish gaming company was behind the Swedish fund’s lawsuit (the Embracer group; they denied it); that the Microsoft-Activision deal was not rushed and was secured at what Kotick felt history had proven to be an optimal price for shareholders; that he believed a conspiracy of people at unions government agencies, PR firms and the media had spun up claims of widespread workplace misconduct at Activision Blizzard in 2021. The article gave context for all of this, letting readers assess the claims and weigh their credibility. As I’d later write to Kotick’s lawyers: I would be surprised if you could point to any news article about Bobby Kotick in the last five years that has spent more of its wordcount articulating his point of view. He is welcome to do an interview with Game File any time. Nonetheless, there they were in my inbox that Tuesday evening: Clare Locke, the law firm that secured a $787.5 million settlement from Fox News over false statements about voting machines. They were emailing me, threatening that failure to comply with their demand could support a claim of “actual malice,” a legal standard for libel. Unless… Unless, they said, I added a key paragraph to my article. This was a paragraph that I already knew Kotick’s lawyers had been emailing reporters about for at least a year, and it was a paragraph that was already in my article. The paragraph they wanted is from a 2023 settlement that California’s Civil Rights Department struck with Activision Blizzard. The settlement had closed a two-year-old lawsuit over alleged sexual discrimination at the game maker. The paragraph basically said that claims of systemic or widespread sexual harassment—or of execs like Kotick tolerating such behavior—had never been proven. I’d already seen proof that Kotick’s lawyers had pushed for the settlement’s language to be added to reports about 2021 sexual discrimination and misconduct lawsuits brought against Activision Blizzard by California and, separately, by the U.S. federal government (both suits were since settled). I knew that Kotick and his lawyers felt that the California settlement language should be mentioned in the same breath as references to an article he hated and denied, a November 2021 Wall Street Journal article claiming Kotick knew “for years” of sexual misconduct at Activision Blizzard. So, in the Game File article that Clare Locke emailed me about, in the interest of ensuring I was being fair and balanced regarding the person I was covering, I had already included the following excerpt from the California settlement [emphasis added in bold]: (Kotick has repeatedly pushed back against that November article in the Wall Street Journal, citing among other things, language from a court-approved consent decree as part of Activision’s 2023 $54 million settlement over the California suit. It states: “no court or any independent investigation has substantiated any allegations that: there has been systemic or widespread sexual harassment at Activision Blizzard [or] that Activision Blizzard senior executives ignored, condoned, or tolerated a culture of systemic harassment, retaliation, or discrimination.”) On the evening of January 20, I was incredulous. How do you write a four page legal threat about a week-old article and miss this? While scrambling to also make my kids dinner, I wrote a lengthy reply to Clare Locke’s lawyers, basically asking them to cool it with the threats and to start making sense. In part, I wrote: I hope you can understand why I am having trouble understanding what you’re asking for, when the statement you’re demanding to see in Game File’s article already appears in Game File’s article. Actual malice, as you know, refers to a reckless disregard for the truth. I’m not sure what your argument is when my article already states your client’s position. Here is where I should remind you, the reader, that I am an independent journalist. I publish on Substack, and have availed myself of the Substack Defender program that provides writers on the platform with legal support. But I’m no Wall Street Journal or New York Times, nor even IGN or GameSpot when it comes to such things as, well, having a legal department. There are more fun things for me to do as an independent journalist than writing back to a powerful law firm representing a very rich person. On the evening of January 20th, I was just trying to cook some pasta, broccoli and chicken nuggets for hungry twins. Nevertheless, I wrote back to them. Two hours later, I got a reply. Summarizing: A lawyer for Clare Locke said they’d “reviewed an incomplete version” of my article and they “apologize for the confusion.” (My guess: Someone didn’t read past the piece’s paywall, even though they’d had a full week to scrounge up the funds to do so. What I’d published above the paywall was balanced, as was what came after.)1 That was almost that, but something about the situation bothered me. The letter had been marked “confidential.” I hadn’t agreed to that, and I disliked the idea that powerful people on the beat that I cover would act like they could unilaterally control what I might tell my readers about. On the morning of the 21st, having already gotten the powerful law firm to back off, I oh-so-wisely re-approached them with just one more thing. I thanked them for clearing things up the night before but noted that I’d never agreed to keep their letter confidential. I’m all for agreeing with a source to keep things off the record, but that’s the thing. We have to agree. You can’t just declare it. I’m not bound by that. I wrote to Clare Locke’s lawyer and said, in part: I trust the matter is resolved. It was disappointing to have to spend less time with my kids last night in order to address your legal letter. Family time’s precious. I will add, for clarity’s sake, that, while your letter stipulated that it was confidential, I did not agree to those terms. In the future, should you wish to communicate with me confidentially, I am happy to agree to classifying our communication as “off the record” prior to the actual communication—as is standard with any professional journalist. The firm’s lawyer replied, not directly addressing the confidentiality issue but asserting that the matter was resolved. Why I didn’t write about this until now In May, I told this story on an episode of Simon Parkin’s podcast My Perfect Console, but I held off on sharing it directly with Game File readers. I held off to avoid stepping on the toes of another reporter, the journalist Mikhail Klimentov. He’d interviewed me in the spring of 2025 about an investigation he was working on regarding Bobby Kotick lawyers pressing the media to add the California settlement language to stories referencing the 2021 lawsuits. And about how some outlets had changed their stories and how some simply deleted them. Initially, I was a third-party source for Klimentov’s reporting, providing on-the-record context about the state of the games media. I’d heard about the letters but hadn’t put the time into pursuing the story. I thought it was interesting, and I was glad he was covering it. When the outlet that Klimentov was going to run his reporting in dropped the story, I began talking to him about potentially publishing his reporting on Game File. This was tentative. Then, in January, when I got my own Clare Locke letter, I told Klimentov that I didn’t think it would make sense for me to publish him, not with me now being part of the story. I had my own version of this situation to tell. But I wished him well and said I’d refrain from telling my tale until he could get his reporting out there. Last Friday, Klimentov finally ran his investigation, in a nearly 48-minute video report for People Make Games. It covers various Clare Locke letters, how media outlets reacted to them and what to make of all this. His video weighs the merits of Kotick’s request and looks at some of the articles that were changed (one of which had a glaring error). I highly recommend watching it: (Note, I did some editorial consulting for a People Make Games video last year but nothing to do with this report.) While many outlets haven’t left any public evidence that they updated their Kotick coverage at Kotick’s counsel’s request, at least one has. Back in October 2025, the mainstream outlet Reuters applied the most transparent article update I’ve seen. On the 3rd of the month, they published an article about the state of the Swedish pension fund’s lawsuit. Days later, they added this: In an October 7 letter sent after publication of this article, Kotick’s defamation counsel disputed claims of widespread harassment at Activision. “Not a single investigation, court finding, verdict, or ruling ever concluded that there was any merit” to the allegations of widespread harassment at Activision, Tom Clare and Nick Brechbill of Clare Locke wrote. I’ve never added a statement to my article on Game File, because none was needed. Not for fairness’ sake, nor to meet any demands of Kotick’s lawyers. I’ve nevertheless wanted to be transparent with Game File readers. If someone powerful is questioning my reporting, is threatening a lawsuit over it… if that threat is part of a pattern involving other games media outlets and if, in my case, the whole thing ran into a ridiculous ditch, I want you to know about it. I also share this as a real example of how I handle threats to Game File. I stand up for my own reporting, even when it’s not comfortable to do so. (In that same category of standing up for the work I do, I’ll point to an incident in late August. Asocial media post I published to X/Twitter regarding reporting I did about Take Two and GTA VI was hit by bogus copyright claim by a firm working for the publisher. I pushed back and got it reversed; even while a bigger games media outlet let themselves be censored. This is the other reason I’m sharing this story: To emphasize that dealing with threats from powerful people is one of the costs of covering the video game industry independently and as fearlessly as possible. This is where you come in. Your support, through free and paid subscriptions (sign up here!), can help me keep doing that. It can ensure that I’ve got the back-up I need. And it can help make fiascoes like this even less of a worry, so I can spend my evenings dealing with more important things, such as making sure I steam the kids’ broccoli just right. 1 That pension fund lawsuit I wrote about in January has all but gone away. In May, the fund and Activision Blizzard owner Microsoft agreed to settle. Lawyers for the fund brokered a $250 million settlement for former Activision Blizzard shareholders. In the settlement, the fund’s lawyers changed their rhetoric. Where once they’d questioned the meaning of the California settlement language, they adopted a version of it for themselves. Several weeks ago, while seeking to get a court to sign off on the terms of the settlement, they proposed their fee for their work in the case: $60 million.
ServiceNow says AI agent kill switches need business context
ServiceNow explains why shutting down rogue AI agents instantly can cause more harm than the agent itself; business context must be the guide.
Cirque Italia’s Metropolis show coming to Coralville
Cirque Italia in October will bring to Coralville its tale of a country boy swept away from his farm and into the heart of urban chaos.
Senate is set to vote on a sweeping college sports bill. Here's what it would do
The bipartisan Protect Student College Sports Act would give the NCAA more power to govern national rules and regulations in college sports.
Google Will Support ChromeOS Until 2034 As It Shifts To Googlebook OS
Some recent Chromebook devices will be able to switch to the new operating system.
Sanford Health Welcomes New Pediatrician to Rapid City Clinic
Elizabeth Farnsworth, M.D., has joined Sanford Black Hills and is providing care to patients at the Sanford Health Jordan Drive Clinic in Rapid City, offering pediatric primary care services for infants, children and adolescents in the Black Hills region.
Executive Brain Health Is Business Infrastructure
The way leaders think, feel, and function influences every decision they make—and every team they lead.
Executive Brain Health Is Business Infrastructure
The way leaders think, feel, and function influences every decision they make—and every team they lead.
Aspen Valley Health receives Baby-Friendly designation
Aspen Valley Health announced that it has achieved the international Baby-Friendly designation after a review process conducted by BabyFriendly USA, the organization responsible for this certification.
Meta’s Smart Glasses PR Cleanup Campaign Is in Full Swing
This year's Meta Connect was all about public perception.
From Ed Sheeran to the NFL, Gaza Debate Reaches Sports and Entertainment
From Macklemore to Azeez Al-Shaair, Gaza activism is reshaping sports and entertainment worldwide.
Clemson researchers will use AI to explore how plant cells respond to stress
The scientists will study how individual plant cells control their genes. The answers could eventually help researchers and breeders develop more resilient crops.
NASA Highlights Lessons Learned From Swift Boost Mission
A commercial mission to boost NASA’s Swift observatory concluded without raising the spacecraft’s orbit, but the agency and industry vendor gained valuable experience that will benefit future in-space servicing programs.
Graham Norton teases mystery star at Taylor Swift wedding
Graham Norton is keeping at least one detail from Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce's star-studded wedding under wraps.
J.J. McCarthy trade grades as Giants, Vikings swing QB deal
The Giants took bold action after Jaxson Dart's season-ending injury, landing J.J. McCarthy from the Vikings. But who won the deal?
Science Museum of Virginia Opens Interactive “Rescue” Exhibit
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How Nevada swim's Maddy Banic overcame mental-health struggles to become national champion
Senate nears vote on college sports bill that would rein in athlete payments and transfers
The Senate is poised to pass a sweeping bipartisan bill that would regulate college sports.
Senate nears vote on college sports bill that would rein in athlete payments and transfers
The Senate is poised to pass a sweeping bipartisan bill that would regulate college sports.
Senate Nears Vote on College Sports Bill That Would Rein in Athlete Payments and Transfers
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate is poised to pass a sweeping bipartisan bill on Monday that would regulate college sports, an attempt to end “chaos” in an industry that has been upended by skyrocketing athlete payments and near-unrestricted transfers between schools. Passage of the legislation would be ...
UAMS-Sponsored Health & Wellness Expo Offers Free Screenings, Other Resources
The 2026 Health & Wellness Expo drew hundreds of Arkansans for a morning of health screenings, question-and-answer sessions with experts from the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), and other activities.
Staff killed and wounded in Russian strike on Kyiv’s science academy
Moscow’s jet-powered drones pummel Ukraine’s capital in switch to daytime attacks
2026 MTV VMAs red carpet: The best, boldest and most 'wait, what?!' outfits, from Belmont Cameli's Canadian tuxedo to Taylor Swift's stunning sparkles
Presenting the MTV VMAs' most stylish — and, OK, out-there — red carpet looks.
Defensive concerns and possible transfers
Graeme: I wouldn't bet against the club bringing in a couple of additional players to freshen up the squad, but I would envisage that, before anyone else arrives, someone is likely to leave. Hayden asked: We seem to have some decent firepower this season, but can Ipswich get away with having pretty much a Championship defence? Graeme: I share concerns about Town in that part area of the pitch, but I think 'Championship defence' might be a tad harsh, Hayden.
Infinity Song Is Done Asking for Permission
Infinity Song discusses sibling harmony, self-belief, a bold new album and creating communal escape through live music.
From New Orleans to the "King of Swing": Scout Hall Undergro...
Gabrielle Baffoni traces the clarinet’s jazz history, from New Orleans to Benny Goodman and Brazilian choro, in an Oct. 2 Scout Hall concert.
'Healthy' food labels may not mean what shoppers think
Opting for low-fat foods and drinks may seem like the best option, but it may pay to look at the rest of the ingredients list.
Green Science Alliance Developed Stable Rechargeable Aqueous Aluminum Ion Battery with Conductive Carbon Rubber Sheet as Cathode Current Collector
/PRNewswire/ -- In modern society, rechargeable batteries, particularly lithium-ion batteries (LIBs), have become the most practical option for energy storage...
Business Insider: The Hidden Sacrifices of Chasing an H-1B Career in America
Partner Aaron Blumberg discusses how proposed changes to the H-1B program could affect workers facing layoffs and families navigating dependent visa status.
Mario Nintendo Switch Games Now Available for 85 to 90% Off on eShop
Mario Nintendo Switch games are now available for 85 to 90% off, until October 8, courtesy of the Nintendo eShop.
Scientists Pinpoint a Possible “Sweet Spot” for Life’s Origins 4.33 Billion Years Ago
By simulating a billion years of Earth’s history, researchers have identified a possible window for life’s earliest chemistry around 4.33 billion years ago. During its first few hundred million years, Earth was a hostile target. Asteroids, comets, and leftover planetesimals, smaller bodies remaining from planet formation, relentlessly battered the planet, generating intense heat that could
Seedy K’s Pigskin Palaver: Mediocrity, Bon Mots & Bad Woofs +++
Culling the landscape of college football. How Many Syllables Kamario? Couldn’t help myself. It’s an obscure reference to a line in the cult movie classic, “Putney Swope.” I could have titled this “More Cowbell” but I wanted to be subtler than that. Anyhow the Mississippi State Flavor of the Month QB — last name Taylor — […]
How to secure Hilary Duff presale tickets for 2027 ‘Lucky Me Tour’ before they sell out
Four separate presale windows open this week ahead of the general on-sale.
Beloved TV personality dies at 58: ‘She was a sweet soul’
Angela Stribling, a pioneering BET personality and popular radio host, has died at age 58.
Three Questions Clippers Will Need to Answer During Media Day
Los Angeles has a new-look roster heading into its first media day since the Kawhi Leonard trade, and three topics need clear answers before camp starts in Hawaii.
Famitsu sales (9/14/26 - 9/20/26) - first week sales revealed for Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave
The latest Japanese hardware sales from Famitsu are as follows: Switch 2 – 34,341 PS5 Digital Edition – 7,441 Switch OLED – 2,634 Switch Lite – 2,248 Switch – 823 PS5 Pro – 219 PS5 – 187 Xbox Series X – 136 Xbox Series X Digital Edition – 116 Xbox Series S – 19 For comparison’s sake, here are the...
Turtle Beach Afterglow review: A Switch 2 controller with the full RGB treatment
This is for the gamer who wants RGB everything.
Menopause is a major health milestone, yet health records barely track it
Capturing data about the timing and symptoms of menopause could help address many unanswered questions about this common yet ignored experience.
Equip Expo 2026 Tackles The 5 Greatest Business Challenges Facing Landscapers and Contractors Head On
/PRNewswire/ -- Finding good employees. Protecting profit margins. Getting more done with fewer people. Winning profitable customers. Preparing a business for...
Turning to AI for health answers may signal anxiety, depression among young adults
Young adults who use generative artificial intelligence to ask health-related questions are more likely to screen positive for clinically significant anxiety and depression than those who do not use AI ...
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Celebrates First Anniversary of Pediatric Health Chat Initiative
/PRNewswire/ -- This month, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) marks the first anniversary of its Pediatric Health Chat initiative, a pioneering online...
Will Ipswich stay in the Premier League?
Cameron asked: Will Ipswich stay in the Premier League this season? Also, what are your opinions on summer transfer business? Graeme: Obviously I can't say for certain that Town will stay up, but I am confident they will.
A Strange Heat “Anomaly” Deep Inside Mars Has Scientists Searching for Answers
An enormous southern heat anomaly hints that Mars’s interior is still active.
Anatomy IT Launches Health IT™ 360 Solution for Healthcare Leadership
/PRNewswire/ -- Anatomy IT, a leading managed service provider for healthcare, announces today the launch of Health IT™ 360, an innovative healthcare...
Trading Technologies Elevates Maxime Jeanniard du Dot to Lead TT® Margin Business Line
/PRNewswire/ -- Trading Technologies International, Inc. (TT), a global capital markets technology provider, today announced the promotion of Maxime Jeanniard...
How a UTC professor is helping first-year chemical engineering students explore career paths
What does a chemical engineer do? How can a student prepare for medical or pharmacy school? Where can students find people and resources to help answer those questions? Dr. Bradley Harris, head of UTC’s Department of Civil and Chemical Engineering in the College of Engineering and Computer Science (CECS), is helping students begin those conversations through A Moc’s First Year, a campuswide program designed to help incoming first-time, full-time undergraduates make connections to UTC, Chattanooga and one another.
Palatin Reports Fiscal Year 2026 Financial Results and Provides Business Update
Programs are focused on rare obesity disorders associated with the melanocortin 4 receptor (MC4R) pathway, including hypothalamic obesity, Prader-Willi...